Hong Kong woman, 90, loses $32 million in phone scam
HONG KONG: A 90-year-old Hong Kong woman has been conned out of $32million by fraudsters posing as Chinese officials, police said, in the city’s biggest recorded phone scam. Hong Kong’s elderly are plagued by phone scammers who seek out vulnerable and wealthy victims willing to transfer money or make bogus investments. Police on Tuesday said […]
Busy day as scammers con victims of over RM370k
KUCHING: Two cases of Macau phone scam involving losses in excess of RM377,000 were reported in Kuching and Mukah districts on March 2 and 3 respectively. Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) chief Supt Maria Rasid said the first case involved a 36-year-old woman, who is a civil servant. “According to her, she received a […]
Man loses RM30k in scam
MIRI: A man lost RM30,000 after being scammed whereby he was led to believe that he was involved in a credit card case. District police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah who confirmed the case, said that the victim received a phone call at work on Monday (Aug 24) around 10am. “The victim received a call […]
